Rapporteurs on World Records of Weather and Climate Extremes

Terms of Reference:

1. Work with the OPACE 2 to create guidelines and appropriate mechanism (e.g. ad-hoc Assessment Committee) on verification of national, regional and global extremes;
2. Work on the creation, verification and documentation of a database of national, regional and global extremes;
3. Take the lead in creating and maintaining a database of extreme records, and in documenting such events, e.g. in peer-reviewed scientific papers;
4. Develop guidelines and recommendations for continuing this record of extremes beyond the fourteenth intersession CCl period;
5. Promote quality management system in the work of the rapporteur including the provision of the guidelines and reports;
6. Submit reports in accordance with timetables established by the OPACE 2 co-chairs;

Joint Rapporteurs

1. Randall Cerveny (Chair)- USA
2. José Luis Stella (Co-Chair) - Argentina